A. Johnson - Seattle, Washington:

"I'm delighted with results of the FILLEU (etc.) and GIRARDEAU (etc.) searches. We are about halfway through the citations, looking in the (microfilm) collection at the University of Washington library. The obituary of Peter FILLIEUX (referenced in the Search Results Report) was particularly interesting, since it gave his age and residence in Charleston.

Thank you for your excellent service, as well as for the unfailing courtesy which seems to be as much a part of your company as its name. A company such as yours should be nourished.

Earlier today I took the liberty of posting information about ESCN (Database Reports) to two genealogical subscriber (mailing) lists, NC/SC - ROOTS and DEEP SOUTH - ROOTS. I just wanted to spread the word about your excellent service. If I had any other surnames in your index, I'd be back in a heartbeat."

B. Ledet - Houston, Texas:

"I am absolutely delighted to have found your service on the Internet. After searching for ABERCROMBIE/ABERCROMBY ancestors in land, probate and other records, it was a thrill to find your service that made researching old newspapers practical. I already knew about the James ABERCROMBY who was attorney general of South Carolina 1730-1744 and the James ABERCROMBIE who was a sea captain, but your report made it possible to learn so much more about them, and I have only looked up about half the references so far.

But the biggest success of all was finding the reference to Alexander ABERCROMBY, brother of the attorney general, in the 29 October 1744 issue of the South Carolina Gazette. This is the only record found so far showing he was in colonial SC. This is so interesting to me and other descendants of the Laurens County ABERCROMBIES because an Alex ABERCROMBIE, 45+ years old, appears in the 1800 census for Laurens County, SC.

Again, thank you so much for your wonderful service. I am recommending it to all my "cousins." Keep up the good work.

D. Morris - Johns Island, South Carolina:

"I was so excited by the SNELLING printout you sent me that I simply had to share my elation with you as proof of what a great service you are offering.

In all my years of research I have wondered how my (Thomas) DARLEY ancestor, who was captured at the Battle of Cowpens and released in the Camden area, (ever) became acquainted with his future wife, Sarah SNELLING, who was from a family firmly entrenched in the Bay Street area of Charleston. After reading your (Search Results Report) list of Snellings, it is quite possible, in fact, more than likely, that Thomas (DARLEY), as Captain of a ship from England, in and out of Charleston harbor, would be acquainted with the Shipmasters of that time. Who would a stranger in a foreign land be apt to contact (other) then someone he knew and had done business with? A(nother) Shipmaster! And probably Henry SNELLING. Or a merchant (another SNELLING in the family) to restock for the voyage back to England...

Of course, it is a long way from being absolute proof, but it does bring me some hope of finally being able to make a connection with my South Carolina SNELLING line. I have been researching the family for a long time - over 30 years. (I) just had to let you know that your service has given me a very welcome ray of hope that I will ultimately find my SNELLING ancestors."

And next, a few testimonials regarding our ongoing series of reference books from several individuals who likely would be considered authorities in historical and/or early newspaper research:

Alexander Moore, Former Executive Director, South Carolina Historical Society:

"Newspaper searches are the most labor-intensive kinds of research. ESCN Database Reports has performed that labor for us. These publications give students of colonial America the keys to a treasure-trove of information found in the South Carolina Gazette and other South Carolina newspapers. The Database is comprehensive and reliable."

Catherine Sadler, Director, Charleston Library Society:

"Previously only marriage and death notices had been indexed from early S.C. newspapers. Ads, articles, estate notices, etc., were available only to researchers willing to spend days - sometimes months - reading microfilm of early papers. The ESCN Database Reports make these sources readily available to all."

Virginia Matthews, Special Materials Cataloger, Thomas Cooper Library, U.S.C.:

"These Quick Reference Guides to the Early South Carolina Newspapers should prove to be a valuable finding aid for historians, genealogists, and researchers. The indexes to the South Carolina Gazette provide coverage of an important phase of colonial life and history. As I traveled the state cataloging newspapers for the South Carolina Newspaper Project, I was asked many times if indexing of individual titles was going to be done, and I had to regretfully reply that it was not in the scope of the project. Now, however, at least one newspaper is receiving the in-depth indexing that could be so valuable for many South Carolina newspapers."

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